NFL Week 5 Results

Kind of a boring week -- the Chiefs didn't play at all, and the Jaguars played on the NFL Network, which I don't subscribe to. Any, correct picks in green, incorrect picks in red:

• Dallas Cowboys beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Jacksonville Jaguars beat Philadelphia Eagles
• Houston Texans beat Tennessee Titans
• Cincinnati Bengals beat Miami Dolphins
• Las Vegas Raiders beat New England Patriots
• Minnesota Vikings beat New Orleans Saints
• Cleveland Browns beat New York Jets
• Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts
• New York Giants beat Washington Commanders
• Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers
• Denver Broncos beat Los Angeles Chargers
• Detroit Lions beat Arizona Cardinals
• San Francisco 49ers beat Seattle Seahawks*
• Baltimore Ravens beat Atlanta Falcons
• Los Angeles Rams beat Buffalo Bills*

Nine right, six wrong (although one of the wrongs, Giants v. Commanders, was a tie rather than a defeat for the Giants). Not too terrible. I'm currently 48 right to 30 wrong for the season and in the 89.8th percential among players in ESPN's NFL Pick'em game.

Wordle 1943 Hint

Hint: Shorthand for studies and medical specialties relating to the mind.

Not Enough? Get the first letter of today's Wordle below.

New to Wordle? You can play it at the New York Times, and here are some thoughts on how I go about solving each day's puzzle.

First Letter: P

Still Chinese, But Looks More High-Quality Than the Temu "Random Letters Are Our Brand Name" Stuff

With a new, better motorcycle, I'd been planning to buy a new, better air pump. I've had two Temu products (one for each of the old bikes). One shit the bed after about six months; the other has held on, but I can't say I really trust it.

Of course, I kept forgetting that I needed to, you know, actually buy the thing until today when I was watching a FortNine video that is "sponsored" by a "PSA" (about 45 seconds in) advising me to "check my damn tire pressure":

And, of course, the "PSA" recommends a brand and offers promo codes (in the video's description text) for discounts on several models. After looking at reviews (and noticing that Ryan FNine prefers this one) I got $6 off the Fanttik X9 Ace Mini (not an affiliate link, but presumably FortNine will get a taste if you use the promo code).

Because I know the trolls will be chiming in with "why not American?" BS, I looked for an American maker of motorcycle air pumps. There's one -- and their product looks fairly large, seems to rely on manual checking of pressure with a separate tool, and has to be connected to the bike's 12-volt battery. The Ace X9 Mini is compact, runs off its own USB C charged battery, and monitors the pressure itself (you can even tell it what pressure to inflate to and walk away -- it will stop when it hits the correct pressure).

I'm planning, Real Soon Now, to consolidate all my ride tools (inflater, plug kit, wrenches, sockets, etc.) into one kit that I can just move between bikes instead of having three separate, but usually incomplete, sets, one always on each bike.